Step 1. Deploy Management Agents Using Group Policy

You must create an MST file with custom configuration parameters and use this MST file to deploy the Veeam Availability Console management agents on client computers. The management agents will use parameters specified in the MST file to connect to a cloud gateway on the service provider side.

Step 1.1. Unpack Management Agent Setup Files

Unpack the content of the management agent setup file:

Obtain the necessary version of the Veeam Availability Console management agent setup file.

The management agent setup files reside in the C:\Program Files\Veeam\Availability Console\ApplicationServer\AgentPackage folder on the machine where Veeam Availability Console is installed. If you installed Veeam Availability Console using a distributed installation scenario, check this folder on a machine where the Veeam Availability Console Server component runs.

Perform installation of the management agent in the administrator mode to unpack the content of the setup file:

In the command prompt, run a command to start the Veeam Availability Console Communication Agent wizard.

For example, for the 64-bit version of the management agent, the command must be:

msiexec /a VAC.CommunicationAgent.x64.msi

At the Network Location step of the wizard, specify a directory to which setup files must be unpacked.

Click Install.

Check the output directory and make sure it includes the following items:

Setup file VAC.CommunicationAgent.x<bit>.msi

Folder RealProgramFiles

Copy the unpacked files to a network share.

The network share must be accessible from all client computers on which you want to deploy the management agent.

Make sure you set at least Read permissions on the files.

Step 1.2. Create MST Configuration File

Create an MST configuration file with installation parameters that point to the necessary cloud gateway:

In the directory with unpacked setup files, locate the management agent setup file and open it for edit with Orca.